CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

1. CONDITIONAL CLAUSES Nā Tawehi

2. If... • Mēnā he totara haemata ahau ka hītamongia mai e ahau he whetū māu

3. What is a Conditional Clause? A Conditional Clauseis a type of adverbial clause. It names a condition. The event described in the main clausedepends on the condition described in the conditional clause

4. What is a Conditional Clause? A Clause:a division of a sentence A conditional/ subordinate clauseis one that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence

5. Conditionals • Types a) Used to express a possible condition and aprobableresult eg. Me i tahuri taua iwi ki te whawhai ki a Tama mā kua mate noa iho

6. Conditionals b) Used to express a hypothetical condition and it’s possible result eg. Mehemea kua hinga te rākau, kua kati te haurahi c) Zero Conditional(Non Hypothetical), expresses conditions that are always true with automatic or habitual results eg. Mena ka whakawera koe i ngā hukapapa ka whakakoero ngā hukapapa

7. Conditional ClauseIf... • There are a number of different words which translate English “If” • Not all are equivalent in meaning • Selecting which form to use is based on: • Tense • Whether or not the condition is hypothetical or non-hypothetical

8. Ki te... Ki te mea ka Me If... E mehemea Ina- ana E ka...

9. Mehemea Me he mea Mehe Memea (used as abbreviation of Mehemea ; penei, pena) Me Meinga Mena

10. Mehemea • Used more often when the condition is unfulfilled, ie, when the job hasn’t been done or cannot be done • Mehemea e mahi ana koe, kāore koe e whai tāima ki te amuamu If you are walking, you won’t have enough time to grumble • Mena ka noho atu koe, ka hari tōku ngākau If you stay away, I will be very happy

11. Mehemea 3. Mehemea kua waihongia te kī, kua taea e tātou te kuhu ki roto i te hōro If the key had been left behind, we could have got into the hall 4. Me kua uhia e koe te tēpu, kua taea e au te whakatika i te ruma If you had put the table cloth on, I could have tided the room 5. Me i mōhio koe ki te miraka kau, mau ahau e āwhina If you know how to milk cows, you can help me

12. Ki te/ ki te mea ka Implies future time and uncertainty as to the Outcome • Ki te mutu te ua, e noho ana tātou. If the rain stops we are staying • Ka mea a Hinemoa, ‘ki te tonoa atu he karere ki a Tūtānekai e kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau’ Hinemoa thought, ‘If I send a messenger to Tūtānekai, perhaps he will not like me’

13. Ki te/ ki te mea ka • Ki te mea ka riro ia i a au, ka waiho hei take ngaki mate mō tātou If I get her, it will mean a feud to the death for us

14. Ina Only used for the future tense. Sometimes used before verbs in Clauses that add to the meaning of the main part of the Sentence. e.g. Ina haere koe āpōpō, me hari tō koti mōhinahina If/ when you go tomorrow, you should take your grey coat. Ina haere mai koe āpōpō me heke i taku kāinga If/when you come tomorrow; get off at my place

15. Ana Can be used to mark time clause regardless of whether the Event is future, past or otherwise. The context of the event will Always determine the interpretation. e.g. Hiki ana te hui, hokihoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga. When the meeting closed, everyone went home (P) When the meeting closes, everyone goes home (GS) When the meeting closes, everyone will go home (F) E hia, e hia ngā punua kararehe e mau ana i te tuna nei, ana heke iho ki te inu Great numbers of young animals are seized by that eel if/when they go down to drink

16. Bibliography • Modern Maori P.M.Ryan • The Reed Reference Winifred Bauer Grammar of Maori • The Pihinga J.C Moorfield • A Maori Reference Grammar Ray Harlow • Te Reo Maori Patrick Smyth A Guide to the study of Maori language • Te Reo Maori Bruce Biggs